Dato' Seri Najib Abdul Razak has been pushing his international bulletin of "The Global Movement of Moderates" (GMM) as well as many recently delivered a keynote address during a inaugural "International Conference upon a Global Movement of Moderates" (ICGMM) final week.
In his brazen summary in a conference's programme book, Najib said, "the time has come for moderates of all countries, of all religions to take behind a centre, to reclaim a bulletin for peace as well as pragmatism, as well as to marginalise a extremists."
Let me state upfront that a DAP fully await as well as grant with Najib's matter for "all religions to take behind a centre" as well as "to marginalise a extremists". It is a position that DAP Secretary-General, Lim Guan Eng has preached in his address during our 2010 celebration convention where he called for a "Middle Malaysia".
He had stated obviously that "in DAP's Middle Malaysia we prefer co-operation not conflict, consultation instead of quarrel as well as an inclusive common multitude rsther than than an exclusive apart society."
Sham moderation
However, whilst Najib had sought to portray himself as a heading moderate, he has failed, intentionally or otherwise, to practise what he preaches by on condition that fruitful belligerent for injustice as well as eremite extremism to pullulate in Malaysia by UMNO-supported vehicles such as Perkasa.
The fact that Perkasa has with flourishing intensity over a past couple of months sought to increase eremite attrition between Muslims as well as Christians wit! h inflam matory as well as unfounded statements, published in a UMNO-owned mainstream media proves that Najib is possibly hopeless or devious in a quarrel opposite extremism.
The latest matter by Perkasa secretary-general that "The conviction of Islam, of Muslims is underneath siege in Selangor... Perkasa is concerned of a some-more aggressive Christianisation attempt, generally with Khalid [Ibrahim] in assign of a exco portfolio for Islam," seeks to fan a anti-Christian sentiments in a country.
It was only 2 years ago when Malaysia suffered a worst cases of arson as well as attempted arsons upon churches throughout Malaysia as well as a leisure provided to Perkasa as well as its ilk to do its worst will not lead to any peaceful outcome.
Admonish if we dare
Dato' Seri Najib, as a Prime Minister of a country, as well as a self-proclaimed "Voice of Moderation" has unsuccessful to even once admonish Perkasa, a UMNO members involved or a party's mouth-piece Utusan Malaysia for compelling racial hatred as well as stirring eremite intolerance as well as extremism. On a contrary, Najib has some-more than once, done process U-turns to assuage Ibrahim Ali, a Perkasa supremo.
Without sincerity as well as political will from a tip leadership, Perkasa has a taciturn capitulation to do its worse in a light of a upcoming ubiquitous elections to boar fright in to a hearts of a Malay-Muslim community in sequence to strengthen a vote bank for UMNO.
The game that UMNO as well as Perkasa are playing, regardless of a result of a next ubiquitous election, is a highly dangerous one that may perpetually tarnish Malaysia's repute as a moderate country. It will leave Najib in history as a Prime Minister who unsuccessful moderation.
Tony Pua is a DAP MP for PJ Utara
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